UID:
kobvindex_ZLB15715602
Format:
1 BD (ca. 88 Min.) : s/w
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Monaural
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1 Beih.
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1,37:1
Edition:
Blu-ray special edition, new digital restoration
ISBN:
9781604656534
Series Statement:
The Criterion collection : [BD] 138
Content:
A riveting psychological thriller that investigates the nature of truth and the meaning of justice, Rashomon is widely considered one of the greatest films ever made. Four people give different accounts of a man̷s murder and the rape of his wife, which director Akira Kurosawa presents with striking imagery and an ingenious use of flashbacks. This eloquent masterwork and international sensation revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema̶and a commanding new star by the name of Toshiro Mifune̶to the Western world. (Criterion)
Content:
Extras: Trailer - original Japanese trailer for Rashomon. In Japanese, with optional English subtitles. (4 min, 1080i). Robert Altman on Rashomon - the late American director discusses Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon, its unique themes and qualities (the innovative camera work in particular). In English, not subtitled. (7 min, 1080i). The World of Kazuo Miyagawa - excerpts from the Japanese television documentary The World of Kazuo Miyagawa. Throughout his career the legendary cinematographer worked with a number of renowned Japanese directors, including Kon Ichikawa, Yasujiro Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasuzo Masumura, and Kazuo Mori. In Japanese, with optional English subtitles. (13 min, 1080i). A Testimony as an Image - in this documentary, script supervisor Teruyo Nogami, who first worked with Akira Kurosawa on Rashomon, meets many of the film's cast and crew members, including co-writer Shinobu Hashimoto and assistant director Tokuzo Tanaka. The documentary includes discussions and interviews where the participants address the production history of Rashomon and the various technical and logistical challenges that had to be overcome, Akira Kurosawa's work ethic, etc. In Japanese, with optional English subtitles. (69 min, 1080i). Interview with Takashi Shimura - actor Takashi Shimura, who plays the woodcutter in Rashomon, is interviewed by writer and film critic Gideon Bachman at the 1961 Berlin International Film Festival. The interview is translated by Japanese film historian Donald Richie. In English, not subtitled. (16 min, 1080p). Commentary - this is the same audio commentary which critic and Japanese film historian Donald Richie recorded in 2001 for Criterion. The commentary appeared on Criterion's old DVD release of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (2002). Booklet - illustrated booklet featuring an essay by film historian Stephen Prince; an excerpt from director Akira Kurosawa's "Something Like an Autobiography"; and reprints of Rashomon's two source stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Rashomon and In a Grove. (Blu-ray.com)
Note:
Ländercode: A
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Orig.: Japan, 1950
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The World of Kazuo Miyagawa [excerpts] ; A Testimony as an Image.
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Mit engl. Untertiteln
Language:
Japanese
Keywords:
Rashōmon
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Kommentar
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Blu-Ray-Disc
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Miyagawa, Kazuo
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Kameraarbeit
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Film
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Blu-Ray-Disc
;
Rashōmon
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Interview
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Blu-Ray-Disc
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Shimura, Takashi
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Rashōmon
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Schauspielkunst
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Film
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Blu-Ray-Disc
;
Kommentar
;
Interview
;
Interview
;
Kommentar
Author information:
Richie, Donald
Author information:
Kurosawa, Akira
Author information:
Akutagawa, Ryūnosuke
